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Photographer: Robert Dana
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Family Asteraceae
Erigeron glabellus Nutt. var. pubescens Hook.
fleabane, streamside fleabane
Erigeron: from Greek eri, "early," and geron, "old man," thus meaning "old man in the spring," referring to the fluffy, white seed heads and the early flowering and fruiting of many species
glabellus: rather or somewhat glabrous, Latin for "smooth" referring to lack of hairs on leaves and stems
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, biennial/perennial, 4"-20" tall forb with spreading hairs and multiple stems |
| Flower: | head 3/4" - 1 1/3" wide with 125-175 blue to pinkish rays, disks yellow and flat; inflorescence of less than 9 heads per cluster; blooms June-July |
| Fruit: | dry seed on double, fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | variously shaped, lower leaves oblong to lance-like, upper leaves more linear to lance-like |
| Habitat: | sun; prairies, meadows, lakeshores |
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